property damage
noun
: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.
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The 1933 quake left nearly 120 dead and caused $40 million in property damage.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Further, a string of severe storms that caused massive property damage weighed down the industry: Wildfires in Hawaii in August 2023 alone, for example, cost insurance companies $61.5 billion.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 29 May 2024
After a decade of property damage via slingshot, the department carried out a search warrant in King’s neighborhood earlier this month.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
When there’s no property damage — or at least, when police aren’t called — crashes may go unrecorded unless someone goes to the hospital, Kostelec said.
—Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Further, a string of severe storms that caused massive property damage weighed down the industry: Wildfires in Hawaii in August 2023 alone, for example, cost insurance companies $61.5 billion.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 29 May 2024
After a decade of property damage via slingshot, the department carried out a search warrant in King’s neighborhood earlier this month.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
When there’s no property damage — or at least, when police aren’t called — crashes may go unrecorded unless someone goes to the hospital, Kostelec said.
—Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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